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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 17
HOLD 1
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $161.67 DETAILS
HIGH: $200.00
LOW: $100.00
MEDIAN: $185.00
CONSENSUS: $161.67
UPSIDE: 5.90%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 16.5% above fair value
Current Price $152.67
Bear Case $107.94 29.3% downside ($107.94 - $152.67) / $152.67 = -29.3% $7.71 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $131.07 14.1% downside ($131.07 - $152.67) / $152.67 = -14.1% $7.71 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $154.20 1.0% upside ($154.20 - $152.67) / $152.67 = 1.0% $7.71 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
7.71$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 19.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $7.71, the base-case value is $131.07 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (18 analysts) $161.67
Analyst Range $100.00 – $200.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 19%

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples